{"product_id":"california-crazy","title":"California Crazy","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eAt the dawn of the automobile age, Americans’ predilection for wanderlust prompted a \u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003enew wave of inventive entrepreneurs\u003c\/span\u003e to cater to this new mode of transportation. Starting in the 1920s, \u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eattention-grabbing buildings\u003c\/span\u003e began to appear that would draw in passing drivers for snacks, provisions, souvenirs, or a quick meal. The architectural establishment of the day dismissed these roadside buildings as “monstrosities”.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eYet, they flourished, especially along America’s Sunbelt, and in particular, in Southern California, as proprietors \u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eindulged their creative impulses\u003c\/span\u003e in the form of giant, eccentric constructions — from owls, dolls, pigs, and ships, to coffee pots and fruit. Their symbolic intent was guileless, yet they were marginalized by history. But, over the past 40 years, California’s architectural anomalies have regained their integrity, and are now being celebrated in this freshly revised compendium of buildings, \u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eCalifornia Craz\u003c\/span\u003ey.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBrimming with the\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e best examples of this architectural genre\u003c\/span\u003e, \u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eCalifornia Crazy\u003c\/span\u003e includes essays exploring the influences that fostered the nascent architectural movement, as well as identifying the \u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eunconventional landscapes and attitudes found on Los Angeles and Hollywood roadsides\u003c\/span\u003e which allowed these buildings to flourish in profusion.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn addition, \u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eCalifornia Crazy\u003c\/span\u003e features \u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eDavid Gebhard’s definitive essay\u003c\/span\u003e, which defined this vernacular movement almost forty years ago. The \u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eCalifornia Crazy\u003c\/span\u003e concept is expanded to include domestic architecture, eccentric signage, and the automobile as a fanciful object.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taschen","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47901778706585,"sku":"9783754400180","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0899\/2716\/files\/81A3An_-NXL._SL1500.jpg?v=1781217391","url":"https:\/\/burrogoods.com\/products\/california-crazy","provider":"Burro","version":"1.0","type":"link"}